Queensland - Australia, Queensland is a state of Australia, in the north-east of the country. It is the second largest state by area and the third largest state by is also Australia's most decentralised state: The capital and largest city is Brisbane, but others regional centres include the Gold Coast (the state's second largest city, the seventh largest city in the country, and a major tourism destination), Townsville, Rockhampton, Mackay, Cairns, Toowoomba, and Mount Isa. Queensland is often nicknamed the Sunshine State, since it enjoys warm weather and a sizable portion of the state is in the is de noordoostelijke deelstaat op het Australische continent, onderdeel van het Gemenebest van Australië. De "Queen" waar de naam aan herinnert is Queen Victoria, de monarch ten tijde van de vestiging van de voormalige kolonie. De hoofdstad is Brisbane. Het noordelijke gedeelte van de deelstaat, gescheiden door de Steenbokskeerkring is tropisch. Het zuiden subtropisch. |